Hornets 97-92 Kings (31 Oct, 2009) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Kings

0-2, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	27	23	25	17	92
NO	25	25	22	25	97

New Orleans Hornets

1-1, 1-0 home

Emeka Okafor misses jumper
David West misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot
David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Julian Wright assists)
Morris Peterson misses 19-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes 21-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
Morris Peterson makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)
Morris Peterson misses three point jumper
Julian Wright misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)
Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)
Hilton Armstrong misses 18-foot jumper
James Posey makes two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)
James Posey makes jumper
Bobby Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses layup
Darius Songaila makes tip shot
Emeka Okafor makes hook shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Darius Songaila misses 8-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (James Posey assists)
Emeka Okafor makes 10-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot jumper
Julian Wright misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Thompson blocks Julian Wright's layup
Emeka Okafor misses layup
David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes layup (David West assists)
Morris Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason blocks David West's jumper
Julian Wright makes 16-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Morris Peterson makes driving layup
David West misses 9-foot jumper
Bobby Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
Chris Paul makes layup
David West misses layup
Spencer Hawes blocks David West's layup
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Bobby Brown misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 16-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
Darius Songaila makes 9-foot two point shot (Bobby Brown assists)
James Posey misses layup
Bobby Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
David West makes driving layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
David West misses 19-foot jumper
James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Chris Paul misses 8-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor makes two point shot
Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Sean May assists)
Jason Thompson makes 17-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Kevin Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Desmond Mason misses layup
Tyreke Evans makes 19-foot jumper
Sean May makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Jason Thompson misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sean May misses 18-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes makes 21-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Omri Casspi misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses layup
Beno Udrih misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean May assists)
Kevin Martin makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sean May makes dunk (Andres Nocioni assists)
Jon Brockman makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)
David West blocks Kevin Martin's layup
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Jon Brockman's layup
Andres Nocioni misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Jason Thompson misses 6-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Omri Casspi misses 7-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
Spencer Hawes misses 8-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes 9-foot running jumper
Jason Thompson makes layup
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes 8-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Jason Thompson misses 13-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Spencer Hawes's layup
Kevin Martin makes jumper
Omri Casspi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses jumper
Omri Casspi makes 21-foot jumper
Omri Casspi makes driving layup (Jason Thompson assists)
Jason Thompson misses 6-foot jumper
Jon Brockman makes layup
Kevin Martin misses 15-foot jumper
Bobby Brown blocks Sergio Rodriguez's layup
Sergio Rodriguez misses layup
Desmond Mason makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Kevin Martin makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 18-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Kevin Martin makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Thompson makes layup
Emeka Okafor blocks Jason Thompson's layup
David West blocks Jason Thompson's layup
Spencer Hawes misses jumper
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Desmond Mason misses layup
Kevin Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
Kevin Martin misses two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Jason Thompson's two point shot
Beno Udrih makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Kevin Martin misses layup
Desmond Mason misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses layup
Kevin Martin makes layup (Spencer Hawes assists)
Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Thompson misses 18-foot jumper
Spencer Hawes misses tip shot
Beno Udrih misses 69-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 19-foot jumper
Sean May makes 20-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Jason Thompson misses layup
Jason Thompson misses tip shot
Andres Nocioni misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jon Brockman misses jumper
Andres Nocioni makes 24-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses layup
Kevin Martin misses layup
Tyreke Evans misses 17-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jon Brockman assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 19-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin makes 9-foot two point shot
Jason Thompson misses jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 9-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Tyreke Evans's 11-foot jumper
Emeka Okafor blocks Kevin Martin's 24-foot three point jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 25-foot three point jumper

KINGS

HORNETS

TIME		SAC	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Jason Thompson vs. Emeka Okafor (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Emeka Okafor misses jumper	0	0
11:37	Julian Wright offensive rebound	0	0
11:25	David West misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
11:25	New Orleans defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Desmond Mason makes two point shot (Sean May assists)	2	0
10:56	Julian Wright bad pass (Tyreke Evans steals)	2	0
10:52	David West shooting foul (Sean May draws the foul)	2	0
10:52	Sean May makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
10:52	Sean May misses free throw 2 of 2	3	0
10:52	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	3	0
10:41	Chris Paul makes 14-foot two point shot	3	2
10:26	Jason Thompson makes 17-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	5	2
10:08	David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Julian Wright assists)	5	4
9:56	Kevin Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Thompson assists)	8	4
9:45	Morris Peterson misses 19-foot jumper	8	4
9:44	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	8	4
9:30	Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	4
9:30	Sean May offensive rebound	8	4
9:25	Sean May bad pass (David West steals)	8	4
9:10	Julian Wright makes 21-foot jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)	8	6
8:48	Tyreke Evans makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Thompson assists)	10	6
8:37	Chris Paul bad pass (Sean May steals)	10	6
8:32	Desmond Mason misses layup	10	6
8:30	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	10	6
8:14	Morris Peterson makes layup (Emeka Okafor assists)	10	8
7:46	Tyreke Evans makes 19-foot jumper	12	8
7:37	Morris Peterson misses three point jumper	12	8
7:35	Emeka Okafor offensive rebound	12	8
7:31	Sean May shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	12	8
7:31	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	12	9
7:31	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
7:13	Sean May makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	14	10
7:01	Julian Wright misses 18-foot jumper	14	10
7:00	Jason Thompson defensive rebound	14	10
6:45	Jason Thompson misses 16-foot jumper	14	10
6:43	Emeka Okafor defensive rebound	14	10
6:39	Jason Thompson personal foul (David West draws the foul)	14	10
6:31	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	14	10
6:30	Sean May defensive rebound	14	10
6:24	Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	10
6:22	Jason Thompson offensive rebound	14	10
6:09	Sean May misses 18-foot jumper	14	10
6:07	David West defensive rebound	14	10
5:52	New Orleans full timeout	14	10
5:52	Spencer Hawes enters the game for Desmond Mason	14	10
5:52	Omri Casspi enters the game for Jason Thompson	14	10
5:52	Jon Brockman enters the game for Sean May	14	10
5:52	Peja Stojakovic enters the game for Morris Peterson	14	10
5:52	Bobby Brown enters the game for Chris Paul	14	10
5:45	David West makes 16-foot jumper	14	12
5:31	Spencer Hawes lost ball (David West steals)	14	12
5:24	Jon Brockman shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	14	12
5:24	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
5:24	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2	14	14
5:07	Bobby Brown personal foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	14	14
5:03	Spencer Hawes makes 21-foot jumper	16	14
4:46	Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper (David West assists)	16	16
4:28	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	18	16
4:18	Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	16
4:18	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	18	16
4:11	Omri Casspi misses 18-foot jumper	18	16
4:11	Peja Stojakovic loose ball foul (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)	18	16
4:11	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Emeka Okafor	18	16
4:11	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Omri Casspi	18	16
4:03	Kevin Martin misses 19-foot jumper	18	16
4:01	Jon Brockman offensive rebound	18	16
3:59	Kevin Martin misses layup	18	16
3:58	Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound	18	16
3:53	Spencer Hawes shooting foul (Julian Wright draws the foul)	18	16
3:53	Julian Wright makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
3:53	Julian Wright misses free throw 2 of 2	18	17
3:50	Julian Wright offensive rebound	18	17
3:47	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Wright assists)	18	20
3:31	James Posey enters the game for Julian Wright	18	20
3:31	Beno Udrih enters the game for Tyreke Evans	18	20
3:19	Beno Udrih misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	20
3:18	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	18	20
3:18	Spencer Hawes loose ball foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	18	20
3:18	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2	18	20
3:18	New Orleans offensive rebound	18	20
3:18	Sean May enters the game for Spencer Hawes	18	20
3:18	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2	18	20
3:17	Sean May defensive rebound	18	20
3:02	Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean May assists)	21	20
2:41	Hilton Armstrong misses 18-foot jumper	21	20
2:40	Sean May defensive rebound	21	20
2:30	Kevin Martin makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)	23	20
2:14	James Posey makes two point shot (Hilton Armstrong assists)	23	22
1:47	Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	22
1:47	David West defensive rebound	23	22
1:32	James Posey makes jumper	23	24
1:07	Sean May makes dunk (Andres Nocioni assists)	25	24
56.9	Bobby Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper	25	24
55.7	Sean May defensive rebound	25	24
44.6	Jon Brockman makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)	27	24
44.6	Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Jon Brockman draws the foul)	27	24
44.6	Jon Brockman misses free throw 1 of 1	27	24
42.9	Jon Brockman offensive rebound	27	24
38.0	David West blocks Kevin Martin's layup	27	24
34.9	Kevin Martin misses 16-foot jumper	27	24
33.9	Jon Brockman offensive rebound	27	24
32.9	Hilton Armstrong blocks Jon Brockman's layup	27	24
31.5	David West defensive rebound	27	24
12.5	Jon Brockman shooting foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul)	27	24
12.5	Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2	27	24
12.5	New Orleans offensive rebound	27	24
12.5	Omri Casspi enters the game for Jon Brockman	27	24
12.5	Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
0.0	Andres Nocioni misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	25

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Kings
92
Hornets
97

Game 1

31/10

Kings
92
Hornets
97

Game 2

31/10

Hornets
96
Kings
112

Game 3

30/11

Hornets
96
Kings
112

Game 4

30/11

Kings
94
Hornets
96

Game 5

9/12

Kings
94
Hornets
96

Game 6

9/12

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 31 October 2009

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,306

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Jason Phillips
Scott Wall

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	12	5	.706	-	L2
LA Lakers	10	6	.625	1.5	L2
LA Clippers	11	8	.579	2	L1
Phoenix	9	7	.563	2.5	L5
Sacramento	8	10	.444	4.5	L4

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